Sparico v. Munzenmaier

The trial court set aside a verdict for the defendant on the complaint and cross-complaint because of its failure to charge in accordance with the plaintiff’s written request. Its action raises the only question on this appeal.

The action involved cross claims by the owners of cars in collision at an intersection. There was no dispute about the general situation. Eoute 80 in East Haven runs generally east and west. It consists of two concrete strips each ten feet wide, with shoulders. High Street enters it from the southwest at an acute angle but does not cross it. George Lepric, driving the…